Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lyon vs Rennes – Lineups & Match Details

Lyon beat Rennes 4-2. Goals: Mousa Tamari (6'), R. Yaremchuk (37'), C. Tolisso (42' pen.), E. Lepaul (48'), Afonso Moreira (52'), Endrick (75'). Lyon had 50% possession against Rennes's 50%. Shots on target: 9-5.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 32

Sunday, 3 May 2026

Lyon

4 - 2

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

Rennes

Referee: Clement Turpin, France

Lineups

Lyon4-2-3-1

1Dominik GreifG

98Ainsley Maitland-NilesD

22Clinton MataD

19Moussa NiakhatéD

16Abner ViníciusD

23Tyler MortonM

8Corentin TolissoM

9EndrickM

44Khalis MerahM

17Afonso MoreiraM

77Roman YaremchukF

Substitutes

10Pavel ŠulcM

21Ruben KluivertD

39Mathys de CarvalhoM

37Ernest NuamahF

99Noah NarteyM

40Rémy DescampsG

3Nicolás TagliaficoD

11Malick FofanaF

7Adam KarabecM

Rennes4-4-2

30Brice SambaG

36Alidu SeiduD

48Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalD

3Lilian BrassierD

26Quentin MerlinD

17Sebastian SzymańskiM

21Valentin RongierM

45Mahdi CamaraM

11Mousa TamariM

9Esteban LepaulF

7Breel EmboloF

Substitutes

10Ludovic BlasF

18Mahamadou NagidaD

6Djaoui CisséM

65Nordan MukieleF

77Yassir ZabiriF

60Kilian BelazzougG

50Mathys SilistrieG

24Anthony RouaultD

4Glen KamaraM

Match Events

6'G

Mousa Tamari

Assist: E. Lepaul

23'Y

E. Lepaul

37'G

R. Yaremchuk

Assist: C. Tolisso

40'Y

B. Samba

42'P

C. Tolisso

48'G

E. Lepaul

Assist: Mousa Tamari

52'G

Afonso Moreira

Assist: Abner

70'S

R. Yaremchuk

Substitution 1

70'S

S. Szymański

Substitution 1

71'S

A. Seidu

Substitution 2

75'G

Endrick

Assist: C. Tolisso

83'Y

Q. Merlin

84'S

Endrick

Substitution 2

84'S

K. Merah

Substitution 3

84'S

T. Morton

Substitution 4

87'S

M. Camara

Substitution 3

87'S

E. Lepaul

Substitution 4

87'S

Mousa Tamari

Substitution 5

90'S

Abner

Substitution 5

Statistics

Lyon

50%50%

Rennes

2.71Expected Goals (xG)0.77

17Total Shots8

9Shots on Target5

7Corners5

10Fouls14

1Offsides4

84Pass Accuracy (%)84

0Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Lyon host Rennes on Sunday, 3 May 2026. The kick-off time is 18:45 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lyon go into the match 4th in the table; Rennes sit 5th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lyon have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 3 wins in a row. Rennes have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 4 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Sept 2025: Lyon 1-3 Rennes; 26 Apr 2025: Lyon 4-1 Rennes; 18 Aug 2024: Lyon 0-3 Rennes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lyon beat Rennes 4-2. Lyon scored through R. Yaremchuk 37', C. Tolisso 42' (pen.), Afonso Moreira 52', Endrick 75'. Rennes replied with Mousa Tamari 6', E. Lepaul 48'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 75 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lyon held 50% of the ball against 50% for Rennes. Shots on target finished 9-5. Expected goals read 2.71 for Lyon, 0.77 for Rennes.

Verdict

The win nudges Lyon forward and leaves Rennes with work to do. Lyon sat 4th and Rennes 5th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.